Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-18

MICHIGAN ABlAZE.
SandusIy, saniiac county, In Rulns---Seri-
Gus Losses Sustained In Many
Other Places.

Sandusky, Saniiac county, In Ruins---Seri-
Gus Losses Sustained I'm Many
Other Places.
Fire broke out I'm barn adjoining the
Carson house i'm Sandusky, Sanilac county,
the other morning. The wind was blow
ing strong from the southwest and the
flames quickly communicated with the
hotel, after razing the barn TO the ground
and cremating six horses. The hotel
served as stepping stone TO the skating
rink, which was destroyed, followed by a
millinery store and Carson's hall. At this
point the flames seemed to arch In darting
tongues over the street. They Tapped the
buildings on the opposite side until they
were fired. Then the houses were swept
away like chaff. Hugh McKeith's agri-
cultural depot, a store owned by the Moss
estate, but occupied by VIM. Hoag, Nc
Kenzie's residence, John Laken's barn
with horses and grain, w. Moore's old
drug store. Charles Perry's house, other
barns with live stock and other residences
were soon i'm ashes. The loss is over
S25, 900.
In the country around Sandusky great
cons ernation is reported. Fences, tele-
graph poles and forests are enshrouded in
smoke and ominous fires are cracking.
The people are praying for rain. With
out it still direr calamity than that Of
six years ago may spread over the
''thumb. "
Forest fires are raging throughout north
ern Michigan with greatest violence par
ticularly along the western division of the
Flint Il Pere Marquette railroad. The
air is filled with smoke which in the eve
ming hangs like a pail over the cities. 1t
Il that at timaS thn anhn
and the throat is parched. At every small
town within radius of 20 miles of East
Saginaw the greatest pTecaution to prevent
spread of fire is being taken. For days the
people have fought fire with buckets
In the southern part of Saginaw county
and in Gratiot and Montcalm counties,
along the Detroit, Lansing & Northern
railroad, fires are also raging in the woods,
threatening great damage.
Fire in Meredith burned $500, 900
shingles and sheds belonging to w. 5.
Vinegar, a number of cars owned by the
Flint II Pere Marquette road and freight
consigned to Meredith merchants; also the
residence of Nj. Burnham. Total loss,
SIS, 900: no insurance.
In the vicinity of Cheboygan and st.
Ignace fires are raging fiercely doing great
damage.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana report
threatening forest fires. People living
along the line have organized themselves
into one great fire brigade to fight the fires.
Cedar Springs and Sand Lake, in Kent
county, have had close calls. In Cedar
Springs no rain has fallen for 10 weeks.
Fire broke out on Stinson Bros. dock al
Lakeside the other morning and before II
was under control 200. 900 feet of lumber
was in asnes at loss of S35, 600.
At the same time Hackley and Humes'
large lumber dock in Muskegon were on
fire. There was 5000, 900 feet of lumber
on the dock sold to Chicago buyers, but
sold delivered to the Chicago docks, so q
pile of ashes and $50, 900 insurance is all
that Hackley IL Humes have to show fol
$40, 600 worth of lumber Extensive dam
age to ad AGENT docks, mills, etc, wa;
prevented only by the most desperate work
of the fire lads and three fire tugs. The
total loss in Muskegon and vicinity is
about $50. 600.
The Valley City planning mill in Grand
Rapids was burned the other afternoon
causinga loss of over $50, 900.
Severe losses are also reported from
Kalamazoo, Escanaba, and many Other
places in the state.